Amazing Human-Powered Helicopter Captures AHS Sikorsky Prize
November 17, 2014
Watch the video of the AeroVelo Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter capturing the long standing AHS Sikorsky Prize
CDS Blog - Original content on Industrial B2B eCommerce and Digital Marketing: Questions, Trends, Research, insider Expertise and News
eCommerce is Accelerating! Two news items today...are your 2015 plans ready for it?
November 12, 2014
ECommerce is accelerating - see the latest evidence from industrial supply giant W.W. Grainger and Automotive Industry online marketing spend. Are your 2015 plans ready for it?
Is your website as good as Amazon®, Grainger® or McMaster®? Here's why it pays to be a fast follower...
November 10, 2014
Customers expect as good an online customer experience in B2B as they have come to expect in B2C. Leading B2B sites are delivering it. Are you?
What Are You Doing With All Those Email Leads You're Getting?
October 17, 2014
We’re so focused sometimes on generating email address leads that we sometime overlook how best to use them. Here are a few tips.
Is anything in B2B not changing?
October 13, 2014
The B2B space is undergoing massive transformation as a result of major changes in customers, distributors, and technology. Every aspect of B2B is changing!
Going to PACK EXPO International in Chicago?
October 13, 2014
Catalog Data Solutions will be attending PACK EXPO International. If you'd like to meet let us know!
How can Online Catalogs & CAD Models Help Traditional Trade Show Marketing?
September 30, 2014
Some CDS customers report great success using their online Catalogs and CAD Downloads as a central attraction on their trade show booths.
Arrowing in on eCommerce
September 26, 2014
What can industrial suppliers learn from a leading electronics supplier? Business-to-business (B2B) customers want the best of both worlds!
The 4 Core Principles of B2B Industrial Internet Marketing Success
August 20, 2014
"Today 80% of B2B purchase cycles are completed before the buyer considers contacting the vendor and, even then, they are loath to do so." ref: Forbes
Have you adapted yet or are you 'loath to do so'…
Has Google Abandoned the Industrial B2B space?
August 13, 2014
Has Google Abandoned the Industrial B2B space?
Industrial B2B eCommerce - How Online Catalogs & CAD Can Drive SEO
June 10, 2014
"We don't really go after customers online," said Grainger Vice President of e-commerce Paul Miller at a 2013 conference. "If we're doing our job right, they should be finding us."
Industrial B2B eCommerce - Are You using this Advantage Yet?
June 6, 2014
For Industrial B2B eCommerce there is an advantage not available in most other industries. It's a type of content that can convert to sales up to 50% of the time. If you aren't using it yet read this...
CDS CAD Download Survey 2014
May 29, 2014
CDS regularly survey customers for feedback on its solutions and input to further improve them. For the 2014 CAD Download Survey email invitations were sent to several thousand randomly selected users who have registered and downloaded CAD models from industrial suppliers who are CDS ModelServer customers. 185 responses are collated in the results.
How Long Does an Industrial Online Catalog Take to Yield a Return?
May 20, 2014
This is an important question for industrial suppliers looking to stay up-to-date with online marketing, search and eCommerce. Two recent case studies answer it for two companies...
CAD Model Downloads - How Many do Designers Download?
May 16, 2014
Whether to offer 3D CAD models of your products on your website depends on whether your customers will download and incorporate them into new CAD designs? A recent worldwide CAD Trends 2014 survey supplies an up-to-date answer.